2000

No
Canada. Why America would follow Canada's political lead is mind boggling. Electoral
College and other issues. National Review Online. Dec. 20, 2000.
With Dr. Paul Gallant and Dr. Joanne Eisen.

Common
Statistical Sense. The whole population was studied on Election
Day, in the best way available. National
Review Online. Dec. 15, 2000. With David Stolinksy.

End-of-Session
Robbery. Congress limits civil
liberties before going home for the holidays. National Review Online. Dec.
15, 2000. Update: As of late Dec. 15, the bills' sponsors have agreed
to remove all objectionable material, except for the encryption provision.

The
Veep's Underwear. A look at some of the nastiest allegations from American presidential
elections. National Review Online. Oct. 1, 2000.

Gore's
Double Standard on Firearms. Gore believes the federal government should mandate that police carry off-duty
in states where they don't live; but the federal government should forbid
states to allow law-abiding residents to carry guns. Chronicles magazine. Sept. 2000.

Making the Constitution. A five-part
series on the Constitutional Convention. National Review Online,
Sept. 25-29, 2000. Part
I Throwing out the Articles of Confederation. Part
II Enter Alexander Hamilton. Part
III The battle over representation. Part
IV Compromise, slavery, and much debate. Part
V Final questions about the new government.

Fear
in Britain. They have no guns -- so
they have a lot of crime. National Review Online. July 18, 2000.
With Drs. Paul Gallant & Joanne Eisen. This article was cited in a letter which 18 state Attorneys General wrote to U.S. Attorney General
John Ashcroft commending his recognition of the Second Amendment as an
individual right.

A Collaborative Effort. Book
review of: The Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson and America's First Military Victory, by Robert V. Remini. Chronicles magazine, July 2000.

School
Safety.
New York Post. April 20, 2000 . Also
in National Review Online, May 8, 2000. With Linda Gorman.

Smart
Cops Saying "No": The
police will not put up with a gun that is 99% reliable. National Review
Online. Apr. 19, 2000.

The
Clinton Anti-gun Two-Step: Create
a "Problem," then Infringe the Second Amendment to Fix It. National
Review Online. Apr. 17, 2000. Many of the vendors at gun shows who
don't have Federal Firearms Licenses used to be licensed dealers--until
the Clinton administration arbitrarily took their licenses away.

When You Call, Who is Listening? The
Communications Assistance to Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) is a law that
the FBI is trying to turn into a tool for warrantless surveillance of
the American people. Sacramento Bee. June 19, 1998.

Polls: Anti-gun Propaganda. Certain pollsters who support repressive gun laws claim to have found
increased public support for such laws. Are such polls accurate? Or are
they typical of the manipulation of data which has long been the
practice of pro-control pollsters? The American Guardian.1997

The
"Essential" Federal Workers Scam.
How Bob Dole and a compliant Congress tried to use a loophole in the
Anti-Deficiency Act to force federal workers back to work without pay. Pueblo Chieftain. Jan. 14, 1996.

1995

Welfare Reform's Privacy Risk. How the welfare reform law
invades the privacy of people who don't receive welfare, by compelling use of Social Security numbers in many
non-welfare contexts. Washington Times. Dec. 11, 1995.

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